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Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Located in New York City, NY
London. His books for Phaidon include Living in the Endless City, and monographs on John Pawson, Jan
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
Ettore Sottsass and the Poetry of Things
H 0.5 in W 6.13 in D 9.25 in
Georgia O'Keeffe Books, Set of 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
Two Georgia O'Keeffe softcover books. A Woman on Paper, published in 1988, 294 pages. The Poetry of
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Late 20th Century American Modern Books

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Paper

Georgia O'Keeffe Books, Set of 2
Georgia O'Keeffe Books, Set of 2
H 11 in W 9 in D 1.5 in
Andrew Lang, the Blue Poetry Book, Publisher's Presention Copy, 1891
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Author: Lang, Andrew. Title: The Blue Poetry Book. Publisher: London: Longmans, Green, and
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Antique 1890s British Books

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Leather

Antique Poetry Book, Pleasures of Memory, Samuel Rogers, English, Georgian, 1803
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of poetry, published in London in the Georgian period, 1803. A contemporary of Wordsworth, Byron and
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Antique Early 19th Century British Books

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Paper

The Poetry of Light Venetian Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Exhibition Cat
Located in valatie, NY
The Poetry of Light: Venetian Drawings from the National Gallery of Art of Washington: Tiepolo
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Books

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Paper

Set of Old Bound Books Dating from the 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Havre in France. These books are called for example  « The poetry in Paris». These beautiful books are
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Antique Late 19th Century French Books

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Paper

Set of 4 Books by German Poet Friedrich von Schiller
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of four volumes of poetry by German playwright and poet Friedrich Schiller. Leather
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Antique 18th Century German Other Books

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Leather, Paper

Set of 4 Books by German Poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of four volumes of poetry by German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Antique 19th Century German Other Books

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Fabric, Paper

Set of 10 Books by German Poet Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A collection of ten volumes of poetry by German playwright and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Antique 19th Century German Other Books

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Fabric, Paper

Essays on the Study of Poetry & a Guide to English Literature by Matthew Arnold
Located in valatie, NY
Essays on the Study of Poetry and a Guide to English Literature By Matthew Arnold. Macmillan
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Antique Early 1900s American Books

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Paper

1957-1962, Rare Georges Braque 'Au Vent d'Arles' Archive Books and Lithographs
By Georges Braque
Located in Paris, FR
Extremely rare set of Georges Braque archives maquettes books and lithographs created with the
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Books

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Paper

Antique Italian “Parnaso Italiano” Literary Collection
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This late 18th century collection of 55 books, bound in animal hide and vellum, is pleasing to both
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Books

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Animal Skin, Paper

The Song of Bilitis by Pierre Louÿs, Willy Pogany Illustrator
Located in Middletown, NY
Bilitis) is a collection of erotic, essentially lesbian, poetry by Pierre Louÿs (1870 – 1925) published in
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Early 20th Century American Books

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Paper, Fabric

McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
Located in New York, NY
communicated the power of romanticism, speaking directly to the heart through the beauty and poetry of the home
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Paper

McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
McAlpine: Romantic Modernism
H 12.4 in W 9.6 in D 1.3 in
Vintage USSR Book: 'Selected Works' by Rabindranath Tagore, 1J111
Located in Bordeaux, FR
poetry, this book captures the essence of Tagore's lyrical expression and philosophical insights. As a
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Vintage 1980s Books

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Paper

Carl Andre, Things in Their Elements
Located in New York City, NY
floor sculptures but also for large, outdoor public artworks and small sculptures, poetry and
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21st Century and Contemporary European Books

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Paper

Carl Andre, Things in Their Elements
Carl Andre, Things in Their Elements
H 11.38 in W 9.88 in D 1 in
1906 The Poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne
By Algernon Charles Swinburne
Located in Bath, GB
A very scarce limited edition set of the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne, in handsome half
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Antique Early 1900s European Books

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Anne Sexton Signed Galley & First Edition, The Death Notebooks
Located in Southbury, CT
edition of American poet, Anne Sexton's final collection of poetry printed in her lifetime. Inscribed
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Vintage 1970s American Books

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Paper

Colonial Elegance and Exotic Charm: A Visual & Poetic Journey through 1910 Burma
Located in Langweer, NL
crease. Rarity: This is a scarce collection, which combines poetry with photographs depicting the
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Vintage 1910s Books

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Paper

Gordon Parks - A Poet and His Camera - Gordon Parks - 1968 Viking - 1st Edition
Located in Rochester, NY
photography by Gordon Parks along his poetry. Look at all pictures and read condition report in comment
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Vintage 1960s American Books

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Paper

Niki de Saint Phalle - Traces: An Autobiography Remembering 1930-1949
Located in London, GB
Niki de Saint Phalle, told in a combination of traditional printed text, handwritten text and poetry
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1990s Books

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Paper

Circe and Ulysses by Wm. Browne / Golden Cockerel Press
Located in Middletown, NY
spectacle and poetry, dance and song. To the new production Mark Severin contributed sparkling engravings of
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Mid-20th Century English Books

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The Holy Bible, Standard Edition, Illustrated Family Bible, 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
complete history of all the books of the bible, biblical scenery, and “Manners and Customs of the Ancients
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Antique 1880s American Late Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

Autobiography of Surrealism First Edition Review Copy
By Marcel Jean
Located in valatie, NY
," with references to literature, poetry, theatre, cinema and all the visual arts. NPT Books, a division
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Vintage 1980s American Books

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Paper

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, 1887
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
press encouraged the craft of books that the small, literate class valued as works of art. Intricately
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Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Books

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Leather, Paper

The Compleat Angler + The Lives of Donne.... by Izaak WALTON, illustrated
Located in Middletown, NY
well as the Lives; Love and Truth; and miscellaneous Poetry and Prose, as well as a Life of Walton and
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Early 20th Century Books

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Gold Leaf

Bruce Weber Branded Youth and Other Stories National Portrait Gallery Book
By Bruce Weber
Located in Seguin, TX
Charles Bukowski and poetry by Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, A. E. Housman, Sammy Cahn and G. K. Chesterton.
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1990s American Modern Books

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Paper

Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Poetry antique book by unknown author, with Odes and Sonnets illustrades, in a perfect beautiful
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Other Books

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Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
Odes and Sonnets Illustrades
H 8.86 in W 6.3 in D 0.79 in
Cy Twombly Photographs 1951 -2007 - Laszlo Glozer - 1st edition, Germany, 2008
Located in London, GB
remote references into a bracingly contemporary artistic idiom. And we love the romance, poetry, and
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Early 2000s Books

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Paper

John RUSKIN - Unto This Last - THE DOVES PRESS - 1907 - JOHN DRINKWATER'S COPY
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
one of the Dymock poets, and his poetry was included in all five volumes of Georgian Poetry. After
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Early 2000s British Books

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Leather

The Golden Book of Swinburne's Lyrics
Located in Middletown, NY
A beautiful Zaehnsdorf-bound collection of the poetry of Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837 – 1909
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Early 20th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

The Golden Book of Swinburne's Lyrics
The Golden Book of Swinburne's Lyrics
H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 0.63 in
The Dance of Life a Poem; by Wm. Combe, Th. Rowlandson illustr. - FIRST ed.
Located in Middletown, NY
illustrations first and Combe writing the poetry, in iambic tetrameter, second. They continued this
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

The Poetical Works of the late Thomas Little, Esq. by Thomas MOORE
Located in Middletown, NY
A handsomely-bound collection of juvenile poetry by Thomas Moore (1779 – 1852), published under the
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

Antique Book, The Insect, Jules Michelet, English, Nature, Reference, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
such works. Combining poetry and philosophy, The Insect is beautifully illustrated by collaborator
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Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Books

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Symbolism Paperback Book 1st Ed. 1995 by Michael Gibson
By TASCHEN
Located in North Hollywood, CA
plunged headlong into the cultural space opened up by the poetry of Baudelaire and Mallarme and by the
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Books

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Paper

1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
By Edward Fitzgerald
Located in Bath, GB
translation of 'Rubaiyat' could be considered as Fitzgerald's own original poetry that are simply loosely
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
1907 Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
H 6 in W 2 in D 4 in
National Geographic The Photo Ark The Quest to Document the World's Animals
Located in North Hollywood, CA
: Celebrating our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures (National Geographic Kids) Hardcover – February 14, 2017
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21st Century and Contemporary North American Folk Art Books

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Moscow and St. Petersburg 1900–1920 Art, Life and Culture Book by John E. Bowlt
Located in New York, NY
Igor Stravinsky, the dancing of Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky, the poetry of Aleksandr Blok and Anna
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21st Century and Contemporary Books

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Set 5, Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Lost Worlds, Middle Ages, Elizab, World
Located in valatie, NY
Set of 5 Books: Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece, Lost Worlds, Middle Ages, Elizabethan World. New York
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Vintage 1960s American Books

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Paper

The English Dance of Death - by Wm. Combe - Th. Rowlandson illustr.
Located in Middletown, NY
the poetry, in iambic tetrameter, second. They continued this collaborative style on further works
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Antique Early 19th Century English Books

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Gold Leaf

1902 The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Located in Bath, GB
Poe, a collection of the American author's poetry and short stories, most importantly containing his
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Antique Early 1900s Books

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Paper

James Shore's Daughter by Stephen Vincent Benét, Signed & Numbered #3/307 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and for the short stories "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) and
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Vintage 1930s Books

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1908 The Natural History of Selborne
By Gilbert White
Located in Bath, GB
selection of poetry. It was well received contemporaneously and is regarded as an early contribution to
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Antique Early 1900s British Books

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Paper

The Life of Animals in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
folklore, myth, religion, poetry, literature, and drama; the practice of Japanese painting; and the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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The Life of Animals in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
The Life of Animals in Japanese Art, 1st Ed
H 12.25 in W 9.25 in D 1.5 in
1889-96 Cope's Smoke-Room Booklets
Located in Bath, GB
Thomas Carlyle. Literature included varies from essays, poetry, and prose. 'Cope's Smoke-Room Booklets
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Antique Late 19th Century British Books

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1889-96 Cope's Smoke-Room Booklets
1889-96 Cope's Smoke-Room Booklets
H 7.5 in W 15 in D 5 in
Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley with Harrison & Son Binding
By Percy Bysshe Shelley
Located in valatie, NY
influential. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not see fame
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Antique 19th Century English Books

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Paris Mythique, Mythical Paris, French-English Book by Parigramme, 2013
By Modern History
Located in Atlanta, GA
of Man Ray, etc. So many masterpieces fixed, with style and poetry, the representations of an eternal
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2010s French Modern Books

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1939 Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
By T.S. Eliot
Located in Bath, GB
An uncommon, first edition copy of T S Eliot's famous poetry collection regarding feline psychology
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Vintage 1930s British Books

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Paper

Jean-Michel Frank: L'Etrange Luxe du Rien by Pierre-Emmanuel Marin-Vivier (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
history. Perhaps it is this mixture of lightness and rigor, of dreams and poetry, this very current
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20th Century Books

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Paper

Southern Hospitality at Home The Art of Gracious Living
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
has authored numerous books, including the Rizzoli titles Charleston Style, Savannah Style, The
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books

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Paper

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, E. Fitzgerald translation, Club Bindery
Located in Middletown, NY
books with the Spoor bookplate in its collections. This bookplate was engraved by Emery Walker (1851
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Books

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Leather, Paper

Lewis Carroll Observed Hardcover Book
By Lewis Carroll
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Lewis Carroll Observed A Collection of Unpublished Photographs, Drawings, Poetry and New Essays
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20th Century American Folk Art Books

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Lewis Carroll Observed Hardcover Book
Lewis Carroll Observed Hardcover Book
H 11.5 in W 9 in D 0.75 in
The Inhabitants, Wright Morris, 1st Edition, Scribner's, 1946
Located in London, GB
field. Through his images, he invites us to see the beauty and poetry in the ordinary. Accompanied by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Books

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Andrew Wyeth: Looking Out, Looking In by Nancy K. Anderson & C Brock (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
with the poetry of Robert Frost and the paintings of Edward Hopper, Charles Sheeler and Franz Kline
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20th Century Books

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1894-1949 The Yellow Book: An Illustrated Quarterly
By Aubrey Beardsley
Located in Bath, GB
published from 1895 to 1897. These issues contained a range of literary and artistic poetry, short, stories
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Early 20th Century British Books

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Paper

Fallingwater Frank Lloyd Wright's Romance with Nature Signed by Lynda S Waggoner
By (after) Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in North Hollywood, CA
inanimate facades or rattling bones of construction. Poetry of form is as necessary to great architecture as
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Books

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VERINEAU ( Gerda Wegener ) - Douze Sonnets Lascifs - LIMITED EDITION - 1925
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
, still renowned for his erotic works, asked Gerda Wegener to illustrate his book of erotic poetry, Douze
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Vintage 1920s French Books

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Leather

Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire, Illustrated by Major Felten, 1931
By Major Felten, Charles Baudelaire
Located in London, GB
big book is now very rare. "Les Fleurs du mal is a volume of French poetry by Charles Baudelaire
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Vintage 1930s American Books

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Dorothy M.T. Colles Anthology Manuscript in Painted Binding
Located in Middletown, NY
binding –  Her Anthology, manuscript poetry. c 1931. 8vo, 7 3/8 x 5 1/2 in (187 x 151 mm); 82 pages of
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Vintage 1930s European Books

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Leather, Paper

Jim Dine, The Alchemy of Images by Marco Livingstone
Located in London, GB
pritns, as well as performance works, stage and book designs, poetry, and even music. His art has been
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Late 20th Century American Books

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Paper

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